Tralee nursing unit opens after 14-year wait

A 14-year campaign for long-term, residential facilities for the elderly in the Kerry capital ended yesterday when 43 people started moving into the Tralee Community Nursing Unit.

The former residents of the Dinish and Loher wards in Kerry General Hospital will now have much-improved, custom-built accommodation and services in the €9.4m unit.

Situated at Teile Carraig, Killerisk Road, Tralee, the one-level CNU also offers a wide range of community therapy services, such as occupational therapy, speech and language therapy and physiotherapy.